Syracuse man charged in three bank robberies

A man who told Syracuse police he needed money to feed his crack habit admitted robbing three city banks in six days, police said.

Joe Lee Davis, 50, of 201 Oxford St., was charged today with three counts of third-degree robbery, a felony. Davis is accused of robbing the Bank of America's Eastwood branch, at 2334 James St., on Thursday and returning to the bank on Tuesday but leaving without any cash.

Parole officers were able to identify Davis as the suspect from bank security photos. Davis was arrested in the 1980s for bank robbery, Connellan said. Bank employees were also able to identify Davis as the robber, Connellan said.